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House

Structure built as a dwelling and equipped to provide a comfortable and secure life for people.
heating

HEATING

Various devices fueled by wood, gas, oil, coal or electricity used for heating a house.

wood firing

wood firing

Creates heat by burning wood; nowadays, heating with wood is usually reserved as a backup.

forced warm-air system

forced warm-air system

In this type of system, air is heated in a furnace and blown by a fan through a network of ducts to the rooms of a dwelling.

forced hot-water system

forced hot-water system

Water heated in a boiler flows up to the radiators, where it releases its heat to the ambient air; the water then returns to the boiler to be reheated.

heat pump [1]

heat pump [1]

Device exchanging heat between two environments of different temperatures; it can either heat or cool a house, depending on how the circuit is set.

heat pump [2]

heat pump [2]

Device exchanging heat between two environments of different temperatures; it can either heat or cool a house, depending on how the circuit is set.